Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-17

r publ csn League of the UHited States
was pre- sented. A president, three vice
presid. nts, secretary and treasurer are &c
oe the officers. A draft Of constitution
for state leagues was also presented, The
| latter to hold annual conventions, but are
not 10 express any prefer ence for any can
didate before any politicsl convention
Any club haying twenty members sno
duly organic is entitled to membership
in the state leagues. The convention Of
| the league dusing 1888 Is also provided
for.
The New York delegation has decided
to present the name OF Cnsuncey NJ. De-
pew for president Of the National League
The committee on perm anent Orginlzi
ton present. list of e ;ers Of the con
vention. For president, w. M EVarts
New York. and one vice. president fol
each state represented; chief secretary,
Colonel CHARLES W. Johnson, Minnesota,
| and nine assistants. The report was
adop ed, and vote of tina, ks rendered &c
4 j Ryan for the able manner in which
he had discharged the dulies OF tempo
rsry chairman. A recess was then taker
till 8 p m the delegations Of the severs
states and territories to select vice.
president aud m. m lers Of the < ecu i've
committee OF the international League ii
the meantime.
The AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was I p. m. when the convention was
again called to order. There were l53t
delegates present in addition to the 800
represented clubs. The creoet tiss oi
seventy five clubs hav. been presented to
the commit tee, bat NO delegates have ap-
piled for their credentials. After the chair.
msn had taken his seat, amid sp-
plause, there were repeated calls for G f
Of West Virginia. who descended from
the gallery and climbed to the platform.
General Goff said: 81 come from land
SOUTH OF THE MASON LINE
and represent Republicans. We are Re-
publica rs from conviction. We are OF
q country that, before the organization of
the Republican party, was suffering from
the blight OF slavery, ignorance and Dem
ocracy. We are Republicans because
living In that land we believe that
American laoor and industry shall be
protected by law [Cheers The Demo
cratic party has been false to
that idea" The speaker then re-
FRED to the war in which some Of
West Virgina'S sons fought on the Uaion
side and some under the stars ano bars,
but they sll voted for J. G Blaine at the
last election. General Cuff followed with
an euioey Of the Republican party, and
concluded as follows: "With Allison Of
Iowa, Harrison Of Indiana, Sherman Of
Ohio, Hawley of Connecticut, Evarts and
Hlsrock of New York, Pail Sheridan of
the United States, and last but not least,
9ln5r - Mcin win
[Coeers.
Chairman Evarts at the close OF Gen.
eral COTS remarks stated the committee
on resolutions were ready to report, and
j. A. Kseson of lows, then read the
committees report as follows: "Tne
assembled delegates Of the Republican
clubs Of tie states now ASSEMBLED for
the first time in national convention
deem it fit occasion for declaring to
their country the purposes OF their
organization. We hold it our duty, espe-
cially to young men whose pstriouc sen
timents We would arouse into political
activity, to give them the reasons which
will justify and demand their Jealous
concurrence and active cooperation in
our IF )rts. From the earliest orgdnizs-
ton of the r publican party it
has appealed to the highest and noble ST
impulses of human nature. II has de-
voted itself to the education of the masses
of the people, holding that an intelligent
knowledge of The political institutions Is
peedful to the full exercise OF the duty Of
citizenship. Where the people are
kings, they must know how to
govern. The Republicans have also
been animated by the sacred fire OF
human liberty and have persisted in de-
handing It's extension to every human
being within the national jurisdiction
As the fruits of their courage and devo-
tion to this great cause they point to the
millions now emanclpated and the COM
pete removal from our fsg OF the
stain Of slavery. In 1861 the
then reigning Democracy rfpudlsted an
unquestionable election and sought to re-
gain by war what they had lost by votes.
The r publican party ming into power
without experience in COVE niog, develop
ed capacity which broug 1t that war to q
successful conclusion, and at it's close
found themselves so strong az to demand
of the most warlike nation of Europe the
can continent, and the demand WAS re-
sp cted.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
WAS fesrlessly enforced. They found 8
government in 1861 with debt, an empty
treasury, AMI Without credit. They de-
livered 1t to the Democrats in 1876 with
credit undoubted, treasury full, and with
streams Of overt JwIng supply which,
even then, the party has found
itself hitherto incompetent TO stop
Uuder the mag hand Of Republican in
telngence the Very burdens If tsxstions
imposed By the patriots were converted
into productive source of new n.tural
wealth. They have from the first de-
nounced the reputation Of the public
d=bts and the dishonor to the country
for unredeemed and unredeemable paper
promises. Their records show every
promise now redeemed, the country
rescued from all embarrassment of debt
and all of the citizens <are proud Of the
fiospclal achievements which have given
emszement 10 the world and qualification
to our people. They have Discovered the
immediate extent Of our national
resource and have established q credit
beyond that of any nation in the world.
They found territory already vast but